Navigating the continuum between adaptation and maladaptation
Contenu
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Titre
Navigating the continuum between adaptation and maladaptation
Nature Climate Change
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Créateur
Diana Reckien
Alexandre K. Magnan
Chandni Singh
Megan Lukas-Sithole
Ben Orlove
E. Lisa F. Schipper
Erin Coughlan de Perez
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Sujet
Climate-change adaptation
Climate-change policy
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doi
10.1038/s41558-023-01774-6
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Résumé
Adaptation is increasing across all sectors globally. Yet, the effectiveness of adaptation is inadequate, and examples of maladaptation are increasing. To reduce the risk of maladaptation, we propose the framework, Navigating the Adaptation–Maladaptation continuum (NAM). This framework is composed of six criteria relating to outcomes of adaptation for ecosystems, the climate (greenhouse gases emissions) and social systems (transformational potential) as well as equity-related outcomes for low-income populations, women/girls and marginalized ethnic groups. We apply the NAM framework to a set of representative adaptation options showing that considerable variation exists in the potential for adaptation or the risk of maladaptation. We suggest that decision-makers assess adaptation interventions against the NAM framework criteria and prioritize responses that reduce the risk of maladaptation.
